Gardens – Page 9 – Island Grown Schools

Curriculum Toolkit
Over the years, we have honed in on priority curricular units for every grade level, preschool through 12th grade, that build on each other and provide a meaningful food education for the students we work with.
This Toolkit is the compilation of these units, along with their related teaching standards and sequence. We are constantly adding to this site, so please check in again soon for updates.

We designed this curriculum framework to help our students grasp the following key concepts by the time they graduate from High School:

Feel confident in making healthy food choices

Appreciate the farming profession

Know that everyone can grow food

Understand the connection between healthy soil, healthy plants and healthy people

Recognize a regenerative, local food system is inclusive and promotes a healthy ecosystem.

5 Senses Scavenger Hunt

OBJECTIVE Students will learn about each of the five senses and connect them to something in the garden. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Which senses do we use in the garden? MATERIALS NEEDED 5 senses scavenger hunt worksheets, clipboards, markers PROCEDURE Introduction: At circle, ask students if they know what our senses are. Explain that our senses are […]

Grade levels Prek-2

Core curriculum subjects Science

Island Grown Schools topics Gardens

Curriculum Toolkit

5 Senses Scavenger Hunt